uMthunywa
Ugwalo ludindwe yiLongman Zimbabwe
Indikimba -Ezihayayo
Imbongi nguWisdom Siqhoza
Isihloko senkondlo – Amaqhawe ethu
Isizwe lesizwe silamaqhawe aso esiwananzayo ngenhlonipho enkulu. Lathi lapha kwelakithi silawo amaqhawe alodumo adunyiswayo. Nangu okaSiqhoza esethulela inkondlo elesihloko esithi: “Amaqhawe ethu.” Isizwe sakithi silawo amaqhawe njengoba sisazi ukuthi silozibuse nje kungenxa yamaqhawe alwayo abuhluthuna ubukhosi lobo kubondlebezikhanyilanga abebethe ukufika kuleli elakithi bevela kwabo phetsheya kwezinlwandle abuthuna ubukhosi kubokhokho bethu.
Kuthe ngemva kwesikhathi amaqhawe ethu esefundile abona ukuthi alisane labeLungu bathathe ubukhosi njalo. Kuhle ngoba sihlolisisa le inkondlo ngenyanga kaMabasa lapho ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe lithokozelela khona uzibuse yena oweza ngemva kokuchitheka kwegazi elinengi lamaqhawe ethu. Ake sizwe nxa sisehla layo linkondlo ukuthi nga uthiniokaSiqhoza. Kade sitshudula sikhomisele amakhanda phansi sidumisa sibonga amaqhawe alwela uzibuse.
Iyasitshela imbongi ukuthi sikhothamisela amkhanda amaqhawe allele ephumula. Amaqhawe lawo okuthiwa allele ephumula ngabafayo. Ukuthi balele bayaphumula yikugcwigcwiza ukuhlonipha ukuthi sebafa njalo ukuthi sibakhothamisela amakhanda kutsho ukuthi siyabahlonipha. Ukukhothamisela amakhanda phansi yikuhlonipha esiNtwini ngalokho imbongi igcizelela inhlonipho abantu abayipha labo abafayo belwela inkululeko amaqhawe ethu.
Lulokutshudula ezinhliyweni ngoba kubuhlungu ukufelwa yizihlobo. Abezwa lobu buhlungu enhliziyweni ngabazali kanye lezihlobo ezingela kukhohlwa loluthuthu olwabakhona kulwelwa uzibuse. Lanxa kunjalo lolusizi abantu baluthwala ngokuziqhenya ngokubabuyisela inkazimulo. Iyavuma imbongi ukuthi kungasimaqhawe la enkululeko ibingela kubakhanyela yona le inkazimulo. Inkazimulu le etshiwo yimbongi nguye kanye uzibuse.
Iyagcizelela imbongi isikhumbuza sonke ukuthi silusapho, izalo yeZimbabwe njalo amaqhawe ethu siyawazi. Sonke besingaphansi kwejogwe linye lona esisalazi. Ijogwe leli abaziyo ngembali yethi yeZimbabwe yikuthi sonke besingaphansi kocindezelo lwabeLungu. Besicindezelwe ngondlebezikhanya ilanga abantu bokuza. Sokuvele obala lokhu imbongi iyasikhuthaza ukuthi asivungameni lizwlinye siwadumise amaqhawe ngomsemsebenzi omkhulu abawenzayo.
Ala amqhawe ukudliswa imbuya ngoluthi okutsho ukuthi ala amaqhawe ukuthwaliswa nzima ngabacindezeli azinikela ethi kuyini okungasikufa. Lokhu kuveza sobala ukuthi azinikela ukulwisana lesitha abacindezeli ngoba kuthiwa, “Agwiny’ itshe . . .” Esezinikele angena emimangweni amaqhawe esiyadinga ukulwisana lesitha. Isitha laso phendu sesisusa abantu endaweni ezazingumhlaba omuhle wokulima. Ikubeka sobala imbongi ukuthi siyawazi sonke amaqhawe abhudula kulomhlabathi wakithi.
Imbongi iphinde ingathi iyathandabuza ngalokho ekukhulumayo ithi: “QHa! Qha! Hlezi siseng’ezimithiyo ngelikabathi.” Ithi hlezi siqamba amanga ngoba isitsho esithi ukusenga ezimithiyo kutsho ukukhuluma amanga kodwa ibuye ikuceze lokho imbongi ukuthi lanxa singabe siqamba amanga kodwa bakhona abaqhotshwa baminzwa ngitsho lomswane yizibanda. Laba yilaba ababaleshwa babulawa zinyamazana zeganga besempini.
